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#511ADA

#511ada ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#511ada is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.84% cyan, 88.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 257.19°, with 78.69% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.0755

Complementary

  1. #511ada
  2. #a3da1a

Split complementary

  1. #511ada
  2. #dab11a
  3. #43da1a

Analogous

  1. #1a43da
  2. #511ada
  3. #b11ada

Triadic

  1. #511ada
  2. #da511a
  3. #1ada51

Tetradic

  1. #511ada
  2. #da1aa3
  3. #a3da1a
  4. #1ada51

Square

  1. #511ada
  2. #da1a43
  3. #a3da1a
  4. #1adab1

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0a51
  2. #381296
  3. #511ada
  4. #8056eb
  5. #b49af3

Shades

#511ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511ada
  2. #4917c4
  3. #4115ae
  4. #391299
  5. #311083
  6. #290d6d
  7. #200a57
  8. #180841
  9. #10052c
  10. #080316
  11. #000000

Tints

#511ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511ada
  2. #6231de
  3. #7448e1
  4. #855fe5
  5. #9776e9
  6. #a88ded
  7. #b9a3f0
  8. #cbbaf4
  9. #dcd1f8
  10. #eee8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511ada
  2. #5624d1
  3. #5a2ec8
  4. #5f39bf
  5. #6443b6
  6. #694dad
  7. #6d57a4
  8. #72619b
  9. #776c92
  10. #7b7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f3f9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511ada {
  color: #511ada;
}
Background
.bg-511ada {
  background-color: #511ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511ada {
  border: 2px solid #511ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 26 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511ada, #b11ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 26 218 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.65 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.70 #aee525 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#511ada  rgb(81, 26, 218)  hsl(257, 79%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#a3da1a  rgb(163, 218, 26)  hsl(77, 79%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#da511a  rgb(218, 81, 26)  hsl(17, 79%, 48%)  Flame
#1ada51  rgb(26, 218, 81)  hsl(137, 79%, 48%)  Malachite